OK, this and other virus cause their bandwidth gobbling damage in two ways.
Firstly by distributing themselves in many clever ways, like mailing this
message
out multiple times from David's computer.
Secondly, by clogging up mailing lists and the Internet in general with
thousands
of messages telling the person they have a virus.
I don't think David is silly - he will see the virus-laden message (stripped of
virus attachment by the list-server) when he next reads his mail and this list
and take appropriate action.
It has been fine so far, but from now on let's consider him TOLD and not
continue
telling him (which is also really annoying for the infected one - not bad
enough
that he has an embarrassing personal infection... but now everyone is telling
him
- PUBLICLY and privately).
Eric
>
> Sorry to have to break the news to you but your computer has the Sircam
> virus. I've received two copies of the Sircam "Hi. How are you?" message
> from the list, in the past half hour, of course with the attachment removed
> as the list does do. However, other persons in your address book may not
> have such a luxury and could get this damaging virus.
>
> For more information on Sircam, click on the following link:
>
> http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99141&;
>
> MG content: I've updated my website. More MG stuff. Come see and say hello!
> Click on the link below.
>
> Good luck - and Happy New Year!
>
> Jerry Erbesfield
> MIS Director
> Prudential Georgia Realty
> 73 B Black Beauty roadster
> jerbesfield@mediaone.net
> website- http://people.atl.mediaone.net/jerbesfield
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of David Deutsch
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 7:51 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: shamenpaper
>
>
> Hi! How are you?
>
> I send you this file in order to have your advice
>
> See you later. Thanks
>
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> name of shamenpaper.doc.bat]
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